<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>DumpTrump</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/</link><description>Sourced stories about public power and private wealth.</description><item><title>Trump&#x27;s oil stocks, the Iran war and $7 billion of well-timed bets: what is known and what is not</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/stories/trump-oil-holdings-iran-trades/</link><guid>https://dumptrump.win/stories/trump-oil-holdings-iran-trades/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>JEC Democratic staff estimate Trump&#x27;s oil stocks gained $4.6 million to $15.5 million in 2026; Reuters traced about $7 billion in oil bets placed before his Iran announcements; the CFTC confirmed an open probe on October 22, 2026.</description></item><item><title>What the Iran war has cost so far, and what the Pentagon is asking for next: $45 billion, $87 billion, $1.5 trillion</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/stories/iran-war-costs-and-defense-budget/</link><guid>https://dumptrump.win/stories/iran-war-costs-and-defense-budget/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The Pentagon reported $45.1 billion in Iran war costs through early September 2026 (CBO: $38 billion through August 1); an $87.6 billion supplemental is pending and the 2027 request seeks $1.5 trillion for defense.</description></item><item><title>Trump&#x27;s $10 billion IRS lawsuit, the audit-immunity deal, and the judge who called it a sham</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/stories/trump-irs-lawsuit-settlement/</link><guid>https://dumptrump.win/stories/trump-irs-lawsuit-settlement/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Trump sued the IRS in January 2026 and settled in May for an apology, a since-rescinded $1.776 billion fund and audit protection; a judge found the suit collusive in July, and the 11th Circuit refused to pause her order on September 29.</description></item><item><title>Russian oil sanctions, one year on: repeated waivers, a Hungary carve-out and a $22 billion sale that has not closed</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/stories/russian-oil-sanctions-waivers-hungary-lukoil/</link><guid>https://dumptrump.win/stories/russian-oil-sanctions-waivers-hungary-lukoil/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Since sanctioning Rosneft and Lukoil in October 2025, the administration waived them three times during the Iran war, gave Hungary a one-year exemption now up for renewal, and Lukoil&#x27;s $22 billion foreign portfolio is still unsold.</description></item><item><title>The 2026 deficit: $1.99 trillion in Treasury&#x27;s year-end books, and what CBO says the 2025 tax law adds</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/stories/fiscal-year-2026-deficit/</link><guid>https://dumptrump.win/stories/fiscal-year-2026-deficit/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Treasury&#x27;s final fiscal 2026 statement shows a $1,992 billion deficit, about $160 billion above fiscal 2024 as first reported; CBO estimates the 2025 tax law adds $4.1 trillion to deficits over ten years with interest.</description></item><item><title>What the Trumps are worth, according to Forbes: estimates with dates attached</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/stories/trump-family-wealth-estimates/</link><guid>https://dumptrump.win/stories/trump-family-wealth-estimates/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Forbes puts Donald Trump at $7 billion (September 2026 list) and $6.6 billion in its live tracker on October 26, 2026; Eric at $400 million and Don Jr. at $300 million (December 2025); Barron at $150 million (September 2025).</description></item><item><title>Coverage losses and premium increases: what CBO projected, what KFF has observed, and where the &#x27;12 million&#x27; comes from</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/stories/health-coverage-and-premiums/</link><guid>https://dumptrump.win/stories/health-coverage-and-premiums/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>CBO projects 10 million more uninsured by 2034 from the 2025 law, over 14 million with expired enhanced credits; observed 2026 data show marketplace enrollment down 2.6 million and insurer premiums up 26 percent.</description></item><item><title>SNAP rolls fell by 5.5 million people in a year, USDA data show, and the cost shift to states has only begun</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/stories/snap-enrollment-decline/</link><guid>https://dumptrump.win/stories/snap-enrollment-decline/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>USDA data show SNAP participation fell from 41.6 million in July 2025 to 36.1 million in July 2026, a 13 percent drop that CBPP estimates includes about 2 million children; state cost-sharing phases in from October 2026.</description></item><item><title>The Qatari 747: a gift to the government, a cost to the public</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/stories/qatari-747-air-force-one/</link><guid>https://dumptrump.win/stories/qatari-747-air-force-one/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The Pentagon accepted a Qatari Boeing 747 in May 2025; Trump began flying on it July 1, 2026. The Air Force says conversion costs under $400 million (estimate); the library plan is now uncertain.</description></item><item><title>Musk&#x27;s government business: Project Meridian, the $5.9 billion launch award, AI ceilings, and the favors that cost nothing</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/stories/musk-pentagon-meridian-and-contracts/</link><guid>https://dumptrump.win/stories/musk-pentagon-meridian-and-contracts/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>In 2025-2026 Musk&#x27;s companies won a $5.92 billion anticipated-value launch contract and a $200 million AI ceiling alongside competitors, DOJ dropped a SpaceX hiring case, and Musk joined a Pentagon warfare study.</description></item><item><title>DOGE&#x27;s receipts and DOGE&#x27;s data: what the audits and court filings actually show</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/stories/doge-savings-errors-and-data/</link><guid>https://dumptrump.win/stories/doge-savings-errors-and-data/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>DOGE&#x27;s savings claims carried documented errors ($8 billion listed for an $8 million contract), a 2026 GAO audit found most savings unverifiable, and a January 2026 court filing described unauthorized SSA data handling.</description></item><item><title>The $489 million warning: what the USAID watchdog said was at risk, what was actually lost, and who was in charge</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/stories/usaid-oversight-food-aid-at-risk/</link><guid>https://dumptrump.win/stories/usaid-oversight-food-aid-at-risk/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>USAID&#x27;s inspector general warned in February 2025 that $489 million in food aid was at risk and was fired the next day; most warehoused food later shipped, $2.9 million spoiled in Djibouti, 500 tons destroyed in Dubai.</description></item><item><title>Trump&#x27;s sons bet on defense tech while their father&#x27;s Pentagon spends: what the records show</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/stories/trump-sons-defense-investments/</link><guid>https://dumptrump.win/stories/trump-sons-defense-investments/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A Washington Post analysis found companies backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump won at least $3.2 billion in direct federal business and $3.1 billion in options after they invested; officials and firms deny favoritism.</description></item><item><title>Trump&#x27;s crypto money: $1.4 billion reported income, a UAE stake, and a lawsuit that is only a filing</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/stories/trump-family-crypto-income/</link><guid>https://dumptrump.win/stories/trump-family-crypto-income/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Trump&#x27;s 2025 disclosure reported over $1.4 billion in crypto income; Reuters estimates about $2.3 billion in family gains; a $500 million UAE-linked stake drew a CFIUS request and, in October 2026, an unproven lawsuit.</description></item><item><title>Musk&#x27;s political money: at least $288 million in 2024, and a new wave for the 2026 midterms</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/stories/musk-political-spending/</link><guid>https://dumptrump.win/stories/musk-political-spending/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>FEC-based tallies put Musk&#x27;s 2024 election spending at $259 million (Reuters, Dec 2024) and at least $288 million (Washington Post, Jan 2025); separate 2026 midterm tallies range from $366 million to more than $445 million.</description></item><item><title>Musk and the 2024 vote: the $1 million giveaway settlement, Grok&#x27;s false ballot deadlines, and what the St. Clair texts do and do not show</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/stories/musk-election-giveaway-and-grok/</link><guid>https://dumptrump.win/stories/musk-election-giveaway-and-grok/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Musk and America PAC agreed on October 15, 2026 to settle two class actions over the 2024 $1 million voter giveaways on undisclosed terms; in 2024 Grok spread false ballot-deadline information for about ten days.</description></item><item><title>X Corp. v. Center for Countering Digital Hate: dismissed in 2024 as a case &#x27;about punishing the defendants for their speech,&#x27; argued on appeal September 30, 2026, decision pending</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/stories/x-corp-v-ccdh/</link><guid>https://dumptrump.win/stories/x-corp-v-ccdh/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A judge dismissed X&#x27;s suit against a hate-speech research group in March 2024 as a case about punishing speech; the Ninth Circuit heard X&#x27;s appeal on September 30, 2026 and has not ruled.</description></item><item><title>Starlink and Ukraine: the 2022 shutdown report, the October 2026 slowdown, and who had the switch</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/stories/starlink-ukraine-shutdown-and-restrictions/</link><guid>https://dumptrump.win/stories/starlink-ukraine-shutdown-and-restrictions/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Reuters reported Musk ordered Starlink cut over parts of Ukraine in 2022 (SpaceX disputes it); in October 2026 Ukraine&#x27;s Starlink and Starshield links were throttled for over a week until service returned October 24.</description></item><item><title>Musk and the SEC: the 2018 &#x27;funding secured&#x27; penalties, the 2026 Twitter-disclosure settlement, and a $2.37 billion partisan estimate</title><link>https://dumptrump.win/stories/musk-sec-cases/</link><guid>https://dumptrump.win/stories/musk-sec-cases/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Musk and Tesla each paid $20 million to settle the 2018 &#x27;funding secured&#x27; case; in 2026 a Musk trust paid $1.5 million to settle the SEC&#x27;s Twitter-disclosure suit, approved despite the judge&#x27;s &#x27;significant misgivings&#x27;.</description></item></channel></rss>